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TIL that African Elephants have 4-6 sets of teeth in their lifetime, and when the last set wears down, they starve to death

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0dJQv TIL : Cockroaches are pretty good parents! "The cockroach parenting method—which includes feeding, guarding and keeping their young very close—has served the insects for at least 125 million years."
Ybor TIL that William Henry Jackson’s photos played an important role in convincing Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone National Park, the first national park of the U.S. He was in a position to capture the first photographs of legendary landmarks of the West.
LAWp TIL New York’s area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone
OGMoX TIL the French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is one of the biggest individual producers of baguettes. Originally it could produce 1400 per day, but it was recently upgraded to now make over 2000!
GAZb7 TIL that American mathematician Frank Nelson Cole spent "three years of Sundays" factoring 147,573,952,589,676,412,927.